Forecasting Limited Access to Urology in Rural Communities: Analysis of the American Urological Association Census

Objective To assess an aging subspecialty workforce and growing population that portends challenges in meeting patient care needs. We hypothesized that rural physicians are retiring at higher rates than their urban counterparts in the United States and that this represents a bellwether for workforce challenges at large. Methods We analyzed data from the 2014‐2016 American Urological Association Census, a sample‐weighted representative survey of...